Northern Michigan University, located in Marquette, Michigan, is a dynamic four-year, public, comprehensive university that has grown its reputation based on its award-winning leadership programs, cutting-edge technology initiatives and nationally recognized academic programs. Northern has a population of about 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

Ask a few Northern students what drew them to our university and you will get a variety of answers. That's because there is no single thing that make students want to go to Northern; it is ALL the things that we do here. Northern is big enough to offer a wide variety of academic programs but is also small enough that every time you walk across campus, you'll probably wave "hi" to someone you know.

Curiosity is the raw ingredient of knowledge. It causes us to ask questions, to seek answers, to learn. At Northern Michigan University, natural curiosity and intellectual challenge meet in stimulating classes grounded in the liberal arts. So wherever your curiosity leads you, you can count on the support you need to take the next step, ask the next question, propose the next hypothesis.

The mission of the Northern Michigan University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Recreational Sports and the United States Olympic Training Site is to create an environment that promotes academic excellence, interpersonal growth and social development; embraces diversity; teaches lifetime leisure skills; fosters spirit and tradition; and builds a lifelong connection to NMU.

Yes, you'll attend your classes, but what else will you be doing as a student at Northern? There's so much stuff to choose from. There's a student organization or club – almost 300 at last count-- for just about every interest. If you're into investigating the paranormal, anime or improv comedy, there's a group. Cheer on your fellow Wildcats at a hockey game or volleyball match. Join a competitive club sport or an intramural team. The sky is the limit.

Sexual harassment is defined as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal or visual communication or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:

1. Submission to such conduct or communication is made a term or condition, either explicitly or implicitly, of obtaining employment, public accommodations or public services, education or housing.

2. Submission to or rejection of such conduct or communication by an individual is used as a factor in decisions affecting such individual's employment, public accommodations or public services, education or housing.

3. Such conduct or communication has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's employment, public accommodations or public services, education or housing; or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive employment, public accommodations, public services, education or housing environment. (Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act 453 of 1976 as Amended by Public Act 202 of 1980, Sec 103(h))

Quid Pro Quo and Hostile Environment Harassment

There are two main types of sexual harassment: quid pro quo harassment and hostile environment.

Quid pro quo harassment - Quid pro quo means "this for that." This occurs when a promotion or job benefit is directly tied to an unwelcome sexual advance. This is the most commonly recognized form of sexual harassment.

Hostile environment - This type of sexual harassment in the workplace creates an intimidating, hostile or demeaning environment or situation that is unfavorable to a person's job performance.

Non-sexual actions that may result in hostile environment harassment:

making derogatory remarks about an individual's skin color or other ethnic/racial characteristics

negative comments about an employees religious beliefs

use of racially offensive works, phrases, epithets

derogatory or intimidating references to an employee's mental or physical impairment.

Proof must exist that the actions or comments were severe or pervasive in order to be a hostile work environment. The recipients, and reasonable people, must believe the comments create a hostile work environment.